The Practice of History

Author:Geoffrey R. Elton

ISBN 13:9780631229803

ISBN 10:631229809

Edition:2

Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date:1991-01-16

Format:Paperback

Pages:234

List Price:$65.95

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This original and important book on the study of history is now available in a new edition. G. R. Elton's classic work is a wide-ranging, succinct and practical introduction for all students and general readers, and it makes a major contribution to the question "What is history?"<> This book sets out Elton's experience in the study, writing and teaching of history. The author perceived the work as a manifesto, an explanation of his faith and practice of the subject. The book has become a classic text for students and teachers since its first publication in 1969. This edition includes a new afterword by Richard Evans which assesses the book's relationship to Elton's work as a whole, its impact on the historical profession and its lessons for historians today.